Any must see's within Florence, Italy?
Answers: The Duomo- Gothic cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
The fourth largest cathedral in the world, it is the spiritual heart of Florence. The building work took around 200 years, and its green, pink and white marble fasade contributes to the chromatic triad of the square; its imposing dome is apparent for miles around. The interior houses many masterpieces including frescoes by Paolo Uccello and Andrea del Castagno rub shoulders next to terracottas by Luca Della Robbia and the sarcophagus of Saint Zanobi. It is possible to climb up to the top from where on earth there is an extraordinary judgment over Florence.
The Piazza della Signoria
Florence’s most famous square, it be used for centuries as a backdrop by artists, afterwards by film-makers. The former political centre of the city, it includes some of Florence’s fundamental historic buildings and contains the most admired sculptures surrounded by the world.
Palazzo Pitti
One of the most visited sites on the southern edge of the Arno, this palace was designed by Brunelleschi for the Pitti people, rivals of the Medicis. It's a huge and imposing building, and a treasure house of the Medici family's massive art collection including works by Raphael, Filippo Lippi, Tintoretto, Veronese and Rubens, adjectives hung in sumptuously decorated rooms.The palace also houses a gallery of modern art and a costume collection.
Ponte Vecchio
Old Bridge, have been built contained by 1345, this beautiful bridge, is one and only one who survived second word war, and it is the oldest bridge within Florence, souranded with copious shops and goldsmiths. There is a secret gangway which is connected with Uffizi Gallery and the Pitti Palace, today big touristic attraction.
The Basilica of Santa Croce
Geometrically coloured marble decorate the building's fasade, but the real treats tell stories inside, where frequent famous Florentines flop in peace. The walls are feint with tombs, and 276 tombstones pave the floor. The church's most eminent inhabitants are Michelangelo, Macchiavelli, Galileo and Bardi. Its various chapels part works of art by Giotto and della Robbia, and the serene cloisters were designed by Brunelleschi.
The church of San Lorenzo
The former parish church of the Medici clan in Florentine Renaissance style, built from 1420 by Brunelleschi. Donatello, who designed the bronze pulpits, lies surrounded by one of the chapels. Passing through the cloister, you reach the Laurenziana Library, commissioned to house the family's huge collection of books and feature a sublime staircase by Michelangelo. The Medici Chapels are sumptuously decorated beside precious marble and semiprecious stones; the most powerful Medicis were buried here. The New Sacristy be designed by Michelangelo and contains his Night and Day, Dawn and Dusk sculptures.
Boboli gardens
Adjacent to the Palazzo Pitti, this garden is one of the most celebrated in the world. It be created from 1549 by Tribolo then by Vasari, Ammannati and Buontalenti. Its fountains, lake, geometric flowerbeds and terraces crumpled with trees wonderfully represent the Renaissance style. At the top of the hillock stands the Forte di Belvedere built in a star shape by Michelangelo near a magical view over Florence.
Museums & Galleries:
Galleria degli Uffizi
This former palace of the Medici houses one of the most arresting art collections in the world. It shows the evolution of Italian fine art from the primitives to the 17th century. Worth seeing: Botticelli’s’ Birth of Venus, Titian’s Venus of Urbino, Michelangelo’s Holy Family or the Portrait of the Duke of Urbino by Piero della Francesca.
Museo Nazionale del Bargello
It houses sculptures by Michelangelo, Donatello, Verrocchio and a mixture of collections of enamelware, jewellery, arms ...
Galleria dell’Accademia
19th century statues, Byzantine paintings, Russian icon, paintings by Florentine Renaissance painter, notably Botticelli’s Madonnas and above adjectives sculptures by Michelangelo, including the unproved of the famous David.
Galleria Pitti
Gallery of modern art, museum of silverware and Galleria.
Museo della Casa Fiorentina Antica contained by Palazzo Davanzati
A museum of Florentine domestic life: furniture, fabric, domestic objects from the 14th to 18th century.
In addition:
You can get Piazza Michelangelo and the Basilica of San Miniato on Monte alle Croci on foot or by bus.
The Piazza itself overlooks one of the most outstanding and magnificent city view in the world: from here you can see the adjectives of Florence at a glance; at hand is also copy of David.
Afternoon trip to Fiesole, bus no.7 from Santa Maria Novella. Panoramic view over Florence (Via di San Francesco), Good ice-cream (Via Gramci 8).
More in the order of Florence&Fiesole:
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Galleria degli Uffizzi(absolutely the birth of Venus of Boticelli)
Palazzo dei Medici
Santa Trinita, Santa Maria Novella,Palazzo Strozzi,Santa Maria del Fiore(dome of Bruneleschi)
Museum of art of Santa Maria del Fiore,San Lorenzo,(the tombe of Giuliano dei Medici, disigned by Michelangelo)Piazza Santissima Annunziata..
And certainly the high-flying Ponte vecchio...
If you ahev some days more, you should visit also Siena and Pisa...they are wonderful
Of course the Uffizi and Acadamia, but I love the Boboli Gardens! Fiesole make a nice day trip (but individual if you have extra time).
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